Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Benin
Benin: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 84.27 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 84.27 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Benin peaked at 118.04 kg per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.17 kg per square kilometre, in 1976.
Benin ranks 36th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.56 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10.03 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 10.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10.51 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 11.23 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 9.79 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 10.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 8.93 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 9.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 8 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 8.36 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 8.12 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 7.84 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 8.41 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 8.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 9.94 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 12.23 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 13.76 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 16.05 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 13 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 11.47 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 9.94 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 8.41 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 7.36 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 33.92 kg per square kilometre | +361.0% |
| 1992 | 34.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 35.83 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 36.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 37.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 41.57 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 40.13 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 41.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 42.52 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 50.17 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 97.75 kg per square kilometre | +94.8% |
| 2002 | 101.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 116.48 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 110.35 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 118.04 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 109.41 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 112.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 59.72 kg per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 2009 | 61.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 63.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 65.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 67.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 70.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 72.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 79.85 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 77.36 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 79.76 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 82.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 84.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 66.91 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 76.54 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 78.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 84.27 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +361.0% | 7.36 kg per square kilometre | 33.92 kg per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +94.8% | 50.17 kg per square kilometre | 97.75 kg per square kilometre |
| 2008 | -47.1% | 112.89 kg per square kilometre | 59.72 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.98 kg per square kilometre | 9.56 kg per square kilometre | 11.23 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.23 kg per square kilometre | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | 10.27 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.2 kg per square kilometre | 8.41 kg per square kilometre | 16.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.14 kg per square kilometre | 7.36 kg per square kilometre | 42.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.81 kg per square kilometre | 50.17 kg per square kilometre | 118.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.28 kg per square kilometre | 63.2 kg per square kilometre | 84.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.44 kg per square kilometre | 66.91 kg per square kilometre | 84.27 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 33 Germany 90.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Romania 90.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Poland 86.25 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Pakistan 83.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 38 Saint Lucia 78.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Puerto Rico 75.56 kg per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Benin?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Benin was 84.27 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 118.04 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.17 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Benin rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Benin ranks 36th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.